Does CM13 1UN flood?

Not in an at-risk area

CM13 1UN has no properties in any Environment Agency recorded flood-risk band. That is good news — but it is area-level and never proof a place cannot flood (surface-water and sewer flooding are assessed separately). See the at-risk postcodes in CM13 or get the full picture below.

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Inside the full report for CM13 1UN

FloodRadarProperty Flood-Risk Report
CM13 1UN
Moderate flood risk — investigate further

Because 3 recorded floods nearby; 216 official warnings since 2006.

A Today — indicative grade (A best → E)
··· By the 2050s — EA climate scenario (in the full report)
⚑ Official warning within 10 km: Yes ⚑ Recorded flood nearby: Yes ⚑ Flood defences within 500 m: Yes ⚑ In flood zone 2 or 3: ···
Rivers & sea
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Surface water
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Groundwater
Not assessed
Historic flooding
Recorded nearby
Warning history · flood map with building picker · 2050s view · insurance outlook · every dataset receipt — 18 sections

Flood-risk map of this area

Environment Agency flood-likelihood cells
High (>3.3%/yr) Medium Low Very low Marker = postcode centre Base map © OpenStreetMap contributors

The map above shows the real EA rivers & sea likelihood cells around CM13 1UN. The small panels are illustrative previews of the report's per-layer map views — the full report draws each layer for real, plus recorded extents, defences and a building picker on an interactive map.

Official flood warnings near CM13 1UN

216
flood alerts & warnings within 10 km since 2007
46
of them full flood warnings or severe warnings
2026
most recent warning nearby (2026-02-19)

Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded floods near this postcode

DateRecorded floodApprox. distance
Jan 1968 1968 September Flood Outline ~53.0 km
Jun 1958 1958 Flood Outline ~13.6 km
Jan 1953 1953 Coast Flood Outline Essex ~32.8 km

EA Recorded Flood Outlines — absence of a record never proves a place has not flooded. The full report tests whether any extent covered the exact spot.

Named storms that brought flooding here

2013-14 UK winter floods (2013, 12 warnings nearby) · Henk (2024, 3 warnings nearby) · Conall (2024, 2 warnings nearby) · Debi (2023, 2 warnings nearby)

The rivers that matter for CM13 1UN

GaugeRiverDistanceTypical highHighest on record
Wardropers River Wid 1.4 km 2.06 m 2.34 m
Mountnessing River Wid 2.2 km 0.43 m 2.75 m
Noak Bridge River Crouch 6.7 km 0.25 m 1.14 m
Harold Park River Ingrebourne 10.1 km 2.20 m 3.13 m

Live levels, predictions and rain-response behaviour are on each gauge's page and in the property report.

Storm overflows within 5 km

OverflowDischarges intoDistanceSpillsHours
So At Shenfield Sewer River Wid 0.8 km 16 (2024) 42
Shenfield And Hutton Wrc River Wid 0.9 km 8 (2024) 35
Shenfield Stw No 2 Ps Tributary Of River Wid 0.9 km 52 (2024) 380
Ingatestone Water Recycling Centre River Wid Nt 3.1 km 68 (2024) 769

Official annual EDM figures — a water-quality signal for local watercourses, not a property flood-risk factor.

Flood defences

2 mapped flood-defence assets within 500 m — nearest ~189 m (natural high ground). Defences reduce risk, never remove it.

What the full property report adds

The interactive flood-risk map with a building picker (your exact house, not the postcode), the 2050s climate view, surface-water and planning flood zones at your building, exact recorded-flood distances, year-by-year warning charts, watercourses including culverted streams, an insurance outlook with the Flood Re rules, and a printable document with every dataset receipt — start with the free preview, unlock for £19.

Flood risk at nearby postcodes

At-risk postcodes near CM13 1UN — all in the CM13 district.

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